Yersin Museum Explained

Alexandre Yersin Museum
Location City:Nha Trang
Location Country:Vietnam
Address:No. 8-10 Tran Phu Street, Xuong Huan
Current Tenants:Storage for memorabilia of doctor Alexandre Yersin
Inauguration Date:1997
Floor Area:100m2

The Yersin Museum is a museum in Nha Trang, Vietnam. It is dedicated to Alexandre Yersin, the French-Swiss bacteriologist.

It is located on 8 – 10 Tran Phu Boulevard in the former home of Yersin and in the enclosure of the Pasteur Institute.[1]

The museum contains a large collection of Yersin's research pieces of equipment and letters as well as provides a description of his contributions to bacteriology, medicine, and science. The captions are in French with accompanied English and Vietnamese translations.It is open from 8 am until 11 am and 2 pm until 4:30 pm on weekdays and closed on Saturdays and Sundays. The entry fee is VND 26,000 for adults.

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Notes and References

  1. http://nhatrang.online.fr/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=44 Nhatrang.online